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Orangutan said:
They shot 50% from the field and scored 85 points. Not sure how that translates to "no flow".

The problem I am seeing on offense is reckless passes leading to too many turnovers. Some of that falls on Vandersloot. That has always been part of her game. Lots of assists and a fair amount of turnovers. She had 4 turnovers last night but 8 assists to still maintain a 2:1 A/TO ratio.

What Chicago can't have is the turnovers by the frontcourt. 9 combined turnovers by Parker, Lavender and Dolson is way too much.

When Chicago doesn't just throw the ball away, the offense has been pretty good the last couple of games. 83 last game. 85 tonight. Those are point totals that can win games. *if* you play some semblance of defense.
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Teams score a lot when the other team score's a lot more. So that 85 points is very misleading.
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boontonbomber said:
and 2nd in turnovers. in the games I've watched this season I think she's been pretty sloppy with the ball, lots of ill-advised passes. handling the ball as much as she does, as she goes so will go the Sky.
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Feast or famine.
 
Sky lead the Storm 44-34 at half but had a 20 pt lead which is leaking oil.

Lou got her first 3 pt shot (1-3). :) In the bigger picture, I thought she played really good positional defense and got 3 rebounds (0 TO). She did not look out of place by any means. :)

Gabby Williams continues to make the transition to guard and I am very surprised by how tight her handle is. She had a very nice drive and had played some strong defense but her shooting still needs to improve which I am sure it will.
 
eebmg said:
Sky lead the Storm 44-34 at half but had a 20 pt lead which is leaking oil.

Lou got her first 3 pt shot (1-3). :) In the bigger picture, I thought she played really good positional defense and got 3 rebounds (0 TO). She did not look out of place by any means. :)

Gabby Williams continues to make the transition to guard and I am very surprised by how tight her handle is. She had a very nice drive and had played some strong defense but her shooting still needs to improve which I am sure it will.
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I agree, you can tell Lou is getting more comfortable, I just wish the coach would play her more when the game seems to get right, she hasn’t played at all the second half, once Seattle made a run, he pretty much has stuck with his veterans
 
I saw this also on twitter from once of the Chicago reporters


Katie Lou Samuelson is still trying to figure out her role with the Sky. Wade's been playing her a lot at 4 spot. Asked about it before the game, Lou said: "I'm trying to figure out myself, how to incorporate my game into that because I'm not necessarily a duck-in post player."
 
The 1 for 3 is misleading as one was a buzzer three quarter court shot. What I noticed the Sky played some of their best ball with her in game.
 
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Dokey said:
The 1 for 3 is misleading as one was a buzzer three quarter court shot. What I noticed the Sky played some of their best ball with her in game.
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I thought it was me who noticed this last game and now this game, when the starters are in the game they have a habit of at times not moving the ball, and I think that is what results to a lot of there turnovers, I do noticed when Lou has been in the game, the ball does move around more
 
The main thing I have noticed with Lou is that she needs to get stronger. Teams know they can go right at her on D and forwards know they can back her down in the post.

That said, she did as well as you can expect a rookie to do on Natasha Howard and I thought she had solid minutes overall.

The staters came out on fire and the bench players kept in going. Then, when the starters came back, the turnover monster returned. Sloot and Stef especially were on totally different pages. Seattle seemed to get more aggressive with the traps on defense and it worked well.

Stef looked awful at times with turnovers and needless fouls but was also 7-8 for 15 pts. The spacing she brings is a definitely an asset.

Parker was easily Chicago's best post today. Wish she was more consistent. She flashes the ability to be a star. But she has improved every year so maybe she will get there eventually.
 
Jlong231 said:
I thought it was me who noticed this last game and now this game, when the starters are in the game they have a habit of at times not moving the ball, and I think that is what results to a lot of there turnovers, I do noticed when Lou has been in the game, the ball does move around more
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Yes, I always thought the best part of her game was quick ball movement. She made other players look good.
 
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Orangutan said:
I didn't see exactly where she did it, but I did see that it was giving her some trouble and she was talking to Stef about it. Bad luck - I thought it was a real positive performance, so I hate to see a setback like this.
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Wait.... WHAT???:confused::confused:
 
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Sky are in LA on Sunday the 30th of June. I am hoping she is back by then. If she is back, will probably also make the trip to Vegas on Tuesday July 2nd.
 
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I just got back from vacation, so I haven't been around to bang the drum much. That being said...

Don't look now but Chicago is on a 4-game win streak. I will await the apologies to James Wade in the space below.

 
Another solid game by well-known point guard Gabby Williams. Has to be the first player in league history to primarily power forward one year and point guard the next.
 
When she arrived at UConn Gabby told Geno she was a point guard. Geno had other ideas, primarily because back then she didn't handle the ball well enough or shoot well enough to play guard at UConn. Her game sure has developed.

“We’re a good passing team,” Auriemma said, “and it’s not just our guards. Most times, if you look at basketball closely, when the guards have the ball good things happen. And a lot of times when they pass it to a big guy on the wing, or even on the high post, the offense dies unless that guy shoots it because they can only make plays for themselves. So we spend a lot of time looking for and recruiting wings, post players that can make a play, and not just for themselves. People who have been following our program know it has been like that for long, long time.”

“I’ve always known how to pass,” Williams said, “it’s natural for me. It’s a lot of our offense, the way we run things. We run a lot of things through the middle, we play a lot of high-low. Our mentality requires big guys to want to distribute the ball. … I love being the ‘point-center.’ When coach told me my freshman year I was going to stay in the paint, I was like, ‘ohhh, this not what I do. But learning I can still handle the ball and make those decisions has been fun for me.”
 
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Orangutan said:
Another solid game by well-known point guard Gabby Williams. Has to be the first player in league history to primarily power forward one year and point guard the next.
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It is always interesting how coaches deal with a unique skill set. Some try to force the player into the norm for a position, and others try to fit a system around a unique player. At the college level Gabby was very effective as an undersized PF, athletic enough to make up for most size differences and Geno found a role for her offensively at the high post that utilized her skills.

I think last year she was asked to play a traditional PF role against now even bigger physical mismatches and it really didn't work. Now a coach is trying to use her in another way in a dramatic change of role. To me she seems comfortable on offense except for the perimeter shots of course, and I already knew she would be able to rebound and defend guards and wings at a very high level. For now when she gets a perimeter shot she takes it. I'm not sure if she can improve enough to keep taking them, and that test will probably ultimately determine her upside, but the ballhandling should be ok and defense/rebounding very good so I think the floor is high enough that she might have a long career without a 3pt shot.

Collier's situation in Minnesota is also very interesting. A college star with an offensive game very inside oriented, with major concerns over how it would translate in the WNBA, or would she have to develop a 3pt shot to play SF. While her 3 is probably better than Gabby's the jury is still out on that too, but Minnesota has found unique ways to use her interior skills by having her start outside playing the SF, then ducking in to post up the player more her size frequently. It seems to be working well, and both teams should be complimented for finding ways to utilize those two players talents instead of trying to force a square peg into a round hole.
 
So Chicago won today to snap a 4 game losing streak and are also getting healthy. Faulkner is due back soon and so is Lou. Also, Eurobasket finished so Ndour, who won MVP, should be back soon.
 


Chicago plays Minnesota tonight at 8 PM. I believe this one is on CBS Sports Network. Should be an energetic crowd. With the EYBL Nike Nationals tournament taking place at nearby McCormick Place, there should be lots of AAU teams and college coaches in attendance at this one.

I know Dawn Staley tweeted that she would be there. Wonder if any UConn coaches will be there to see Pheesa.
 
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